Bathymodiolus brooksi is a species of deep-sea mussel in the family Mytilidae, commonly found in sulfide- and methane-rich hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico. This species harbors symbiotic bacteria in its gills, which enable it to thrive in extreme environments by oxidizing methane or hydrogen sulfide to produce organic compounds. Bathymodiolus brooksi plays a crucial role in deep-sea ecosystems by contributing to nutrient cycling and supporting diverse microbial and faunal communities.
Animalia (Kingdom); Mollusca (Phylum); Bivalvia (Class); Autobranchia (Subclass); Pteriomorphia (Infraclass); Mytilida (Order); Mytiloidea (Superfamily); Modiolidae (Family); Bathymodiolinae (Subfamily); Bathymodiolus (Genus); Bathymodiolus brooksi (Species)
Bathymodiolus brooksi Gustafson, R. D. Turner, Lutz & Vrijenhoek, 1998
1. Gustafson R G, Turner R D, Lutz R A, et al. A new genus and five new species of mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae) from deep-sea sulfide/hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico[J]. Malacologia, 1998, 40(1-2): 63-112. (Gustafson et al., 1998)
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathymodiolus brooksi | Mollusca | - | Hydrothermal vent | 1,073-3,314 | cold seep location GC853 at the northern Gulf of Mexico (28.1237, −89.1404) | 206348 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness (%) | Scaffold/Contig N50 (kb) | GC content (%) | Repeat Rate (%) | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xbBatBroo1.1 | 2 Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | CAVMGF01 | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | PRJEB70452 | 94.00 | 130,400/2,900 | 35 | - | 34,012 |
| Gene ID | Description |
|---|---|
| ENSQHTP00000010722.1 | SI:CH211-201H21.5-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000010723.1 | PROKARYOTIC DNA TOPOISOMERASE |
| ENSQHTP00000010724.1 | CHITINASE |
| ENSQHTP00000010725.1 | ANKYRIN REPEAT AND STERILE ALPHA MOTIF DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 1 |
| ENSQHTP00000010726.1 | BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY-INCREASING BPI PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000010727.1 | F-BOX FAMILY PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000010728.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000010729.1 | VACUOLAR PROTEIN SORTING VPS41 |
| ENSQHTP00000010730.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000010731.1 | PROKARYOTIC DNA TOPOISOMERASE |
| ENSQHTP00000010732.1 | DNA REPLICATION LICENSING FACTOR MCM FAMILY MEMBER |
| ENSQHTP00000010733.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000010734.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000010735.1 | - |
| ENSQHTP00000010736.1 | NUCLEAR HORMONE RECEPTOR |
| ENSQHTP00000010737.1 | HAMARTIN |
| ENSQHTP00000010738.1 | TNF RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED FACTOR |
| ENSQHTP00000010739.1 | SLIT RELATED LEUCINE-RICH REPEAT NEURONAL PROTEIN |
| ENSQHTP00000010740.1 | BACTERICIDAL PERMEABILITY-INCREASING BPI PROTEIN-RELATED |
| ENSQHTP00000010741.1 | - |
